National Gas Grid

The Union Government has envisaged (in February, 2019) the development of the National Gas Grid. At present about 16,788 Km natural gas pipeline is operational and about 14,239 Km gas pipelines are being developed to increase the availability of natural gas across the country.

• Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is the authority to grant authorization to the entities for the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in Geographical Areas (GAs) as per PNGRB Act, 2006.
• The main objectives of National Gas Grid are -
• To remove regional imbalance within the country with regard to access of natural gas and ....